Encouragement
Keep yourself In the Love of God
Jude 1:21
Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.
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The love of God is encased in Jesus Christ our Lord, the best seed God gave us. In Him alone one have life, lives and will not perish.
We are admonished to keep ourselves in this love of God who is both a person and a place. In Him we run to and be kept safe. In His Love alone we will obtain mercy and have eternal life.
The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe. Pro 18:10
Apostle Jude is saying, he that is begotten of God keeps ...tereo..gk, meaning ...to guard, ...hold fast, ...keep, ...preserve, ...reserve, ...watch., himself in the love of God.
Our Faith in God is for now, our Hope is for tomorow and Love is for all time.
It is Love that set all two working. Faith works by love and it is for our love we hope for tomorow.
And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us. Rom 5:5
And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. 1 Jn 4:16
God is Love and Love is God. God is greater than all therefore Love is the greatest. This is the Love we are to keep, preserve, and holdfast ourselves in. We are born of love and true love is of God which flows to your neighbor.
Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. 1 Jn 3:16
Do you love me? Jesus asked Apostle Peter and He is asking you today the same question.
He asked him 3 times to make the concept of Love He is asking about to be made crystal clear before giving him an assignment.
This Love ...agape..gk, meaning ... affection, ...benevolence, ...dear, ...love., flows from the heart with good judgment and deliberate choice. This is distinguished from,
...phileo..gk, meaning love flowing from the mind, that is, to be fond of or have affection for or attachment to or a feeling.
As you keep yourself in the Love ...agape..gk, of God, that (Love) charity edifieth. 1 Cor 8:1, beloved be edified in Jesus name.
If any man love God, the same is known of him. 1 Cor 8:3
As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.
If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love. Jn 15:9-10
The Love you keep yourself in is the greatest and it refuses to discriminate or hate or kill even your enemy. You must keep yourself in the Love of God for that is what will keep you also from the hatred that is in the World.
Jesus who is Love personified says abide in me. In otherwords keep yourself in my Love. When we do we will bear much fruits of love and receive the privileges of holding fast to the Love of God.
When you fail to keep yourself in the Love of God, we will loose Jesus who is both a place and a person, the Love of God. This lost will allow the serpents access to give you a bite.
Apostle John says when we keep ourselves from sin and stay in the Love of God, the wicked one ...poneros..gk, meaning ...hurtful, ...calamity, ...disease, ...wickedness, touches us not.
In other words, save yourself from the works of Satan, which is to hurt, cause disease and calamity.
As you keep yourself in the Love of God, then you save youself From the snares of the fowler and the pits dug for us in our way, because the Lord delivers us from them all.
Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. Ps 91:3
Beloved, Keeping yourself in the Love of God is keeping yourself in the Word of God which cleanses and protects and to live by it, I mean acting on the Word or being a doer of the Word.
Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.
Stay blessed!!
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